What a day...

nofearengineer · 05-23-10, 05:53 PM

I figured some of you guys could commiserate with me about my day.

I started out before dawn on my local pit. I tore them up bank fishing last evening at the ramp with a drop shot. I figured they'd still be biting really well. I was wrong. Well, sort of. There were some absolute HAWGS just demolishing minnows in the shallows. Problem was, the water there had the consistency of a kitchen sponge. It was so thick it would totally own my trolling motor in seconds. I would have needed poles just to reach them. And some 5oz weights to punch it. I need to work on a technique for those situations....badly.

Other than that, it was a crappy day. The right side of my side imaging quit. I'm sure Humminbird will send me a new transducer, but it still blows.

Oh well, at least I finally got to work on my spook technique today, and got it working very nicely with my Zillion. Who needs a Sammy? Go get a $4 spook and walk it like there's no tomorrow. No bites though.

I left that pit early since I wasn't doing very well, and decided to try another place a few miles down the road. I got to the water's edge and discovered that the "ramp" was just gradually sloping mud. I knew I was going to get stuck, so I decided not to.

On the way back onto the road, my p.o.s. 2WD truck got stuck, spinning a hole in the gravel, and I couldn't even rock it back and forth, because the pin fell out of my surge brake disable hole, and the truck's weight pushed the tongue back so far, I couldn't get the pin back in. God, I put my feet on the tongue, and pushed against the truck with every bit of strength I had to try to push it back far enough, but no luck. I did however, receive a very nice "light show" in my eyes as I nearly passed out from the over-exertion LOL.

The only good thing that happened was I made a new friend, who got a tow strap and helped me pull my stupid Dakota out. My next truck is going to be a big 4WD, that's for sure.

bassboogieman · 05-23-10, 06:32 PM

Bummer dude, but I'd have traded places with ya...... LOL, that's an insider, the rest of you would not understand.

Jim80 · 05-23-10, 08:31 PM

Man that blows dude , but it coulda been worse right

jim

nofearengineer · 05-23-10, 08:37 PM

Oh, it's not that bad. I just had a different outcome envisioned for today. Something other than coming home exhausted, hot, sweaty, and muddy. Honestly, if I had caught a 5 lb'er, everything would have been worth it LOL.

Bassboss · 05-23-10, 08:39 PM

LOL!!

Sounds like a crappy day man! Musta been karma for sumthin!

66KingFisher · 05-23-10, 09:15 PM

I was with a buddy and his dad when we had a very similar situation.....just figure in an additional trailer tire blowout at 60mph with no spare, and our stories would almost match...lol

Abbeysdad · 05-23-10, 09:43 PM

bummer - good thing it's behind you!

bamabassman · 05-23-10, 10:48 PM

mama said there would be days like this, mama said.......mama said. haha, sorry aobut your day bryce. my weekend wasn't all that great either.

well TODAY was, took my parents out for an early 53 rd wedding anniversary lucnh at outback rest. had a great time with them.

TN_Bassin · 05-23-10, 11:11 PM

Man, that blows. Especially the part about your Humminbird. I'm sure they'll send you a new transducer. Sounds like a real rough day.

carolina-rig-01 · 05-24-10, 10:20 PM

Man that sounds like an awful day! Four wheel drive isn't something that I use very often but when I do I am reminded of how valuable it really is.

tim4081 · 05-25-10, 07:24 AM

Bummer of a day.....it bums you out when you envision a great day fishing and then run into crap like you had. As for 4wd truck I'd never be without one....between tough boat launches and Michigan winters its a neccesity. I'm sure you'll better ones down the (less muddy) road.

05-23-10, 05:53 PM	#1
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	What a day... I figured some of you guys could commiserate with me about my day. I started out before dawn on my local pit. I tore them up bank fishing last evening at the ramp with a drop shot. I figured they'd still be biting really well. I was wrong. Well, sort of. There were some absolute HAWGS just demolishing minnows in the shallows. Problem was, the water there had the consistency of a kitchen sponge. It was so thick it would totally own my trolling motor in seconds. I would have needed poles just to reach them. And some 5oz weights to punch it. I need to work on a technique for those situations....badly. Other than that, it was a crappy day. The right side of my side imaging quit. I'm sure Humminbird will send me a new transducer, but it still blows. Oh well, at least I finally got to work on my spook technique today, and got it working very nicely with my Zillion. Who needs a Sammy? Go get a $4 spook and walk it like there's no tomorrow. No bites though. I left that pit early since I wasn't doing very well, and decided to try another place a few miles down the road. I got to the water's edge and discovered that the "ramp" was just gradually sloping mud. I knew I was going to get stuck, so I decided not to. On the way back onto the road, my p.o.s. 2WD truck got stuck, spinning a hole in the gravel, and I couldn't even rock it back and forth, because the pin fell out of my surge brake disable hole, and the truck's weight pushed the tongue back so far, I couldn't get the pin back in. God, I put my feet on the tongue, and pushed against the truck with every bit of strength I had to try to push it back far enough, but no luck. I did however, receive a very nice "light show" in my eyes as I nearly passed out from the over-exertion LOL. The only good thing that happened was I made a new friend, who got a tow strap and helped me pull my stupid Dakota out. My next truck is going to be a big 4WD, that's for sure. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

05-23-10, 08:31 PM	#3
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	Man that blows dude , but it coulda been worse right jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

05-23-10, 08:37 PM	#4
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Oh, it's not that bad. I just had a different outcome envisioned for today. Something other than coming home exhausted, hot, sweaty, and muddy. Honestly, if I had caught a 5 lb'er, everything would have been worth it LOL. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

05-23-10, 08:39 PM	#5
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	LOL!! Sounds like a crappy day man! Musta been karma for sumthin! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

05-23-10, 09:43 PM	#7
Abbeysdad BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central NY - Finger Lakes Posts: 1,307	bummer - good thing it's behind you! __________________ Fish now, work later

05-23-10, 06:32 PM	#2
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	Bummer dude, but I'd have traded places with ya...... LOL, that's an insider, the rest of you would not understand.

05-23-10, 09:15 PM	#6
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	I was with a buddy and his dad when we had a very similar situation.....just figure in an additional trailer tire blowout at 60mph with no spare, and our stories would almost match...lol

05-23-10, 10:48 PM	#8
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	mama said there would be days like this, mama said.......mama said. haha, sorry aobut your day bryce. my weekend wasn't all that great either. well TODAY was, took my parents out for an early 53 rd wedding anniversary lucnh at outback rest. had a great time with them. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

05-23-10, 11:11 PM	#9
TN_Bassin BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bon Aqua,TN Posts: 1,013	Man, that blows. Especially the part about your Humminbird. I'm sure they'll send you a new transducer. Sounds like a real rough day. __________________ Other anglers are tough, but the fish are the real competition.

05-24-10, 10:20 PM	#10
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Man that sounds like an awful day! Four wheel drive isn't something that I use very often but when I do I am reminded of how valuable it really is. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

05-25-10, 07:24 AM	#11
tim4081 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Spring Lake, Michigan Posts: 195	Bummer of a day.....it bums you out when you envision a great day fishing and then run into crap like you had. As for 4wd truck I'd never be without one....between tough boat launches and Michigan winters its a neccesity. I'm sure you'll better ones down the (less muddy) road.

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